Rookie Jalon Daniels, Buccaneers visit Cowboys on Thursday night

Prescott threw for 4,552 yards in 2025

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated 50m1 min read

Rookie Jalon Daniels and the Bucs head to Dallas to take on Dak Prescott and the Cowboys on TNF ✨ TBvsDAL – Thursday 8: Via @NFL on X

What happened: Tampa Bay travels to Dallas for Thursday night's game, kicking off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Prime Video and streaming on NFLPlus. The matchup pairs Jalon Daniels, a rookie out of Kansas, against Dak Prescott.

Why it matters: Prescott completed 404 of 600 passes for 30 touchdowns against 10 interceptions across 17 games in 2025. Daniels faces a road prime-time test early in his first NFL season.

By the numbers: Dak Prescott (2025, Cowboys): 404-of-600, 4,552 yards, 30 TDs, 10 INTs in 17 games; drafted No. 135 overall in fourth round in 2016 out of Mississippi State. Jalon Daniels: rookie out of Kansas.

What to watch: The early focus is Daniels' road operation against Dallas's opening defensive looks.

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